Georgina Powling > Addleshaw Goddard > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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Georgina Powling
Work Department
Commercial
Position
Partner in the commercial department, specialising in intellectual property. Georgina advises on a broad range of intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on agreements relating to the exploitation of IP rights including patent, trade mark and software licensing, research and development arrangements, confidentiality agreements and franchise agreements. She also has significant experience on IP matters in the context of corporate and finance transactions.
Career
Promoted to partner in 2016.
Trained at Linklaters LLP.
Qualified in March 2008.
Six month secondment at Princes Trust as national legal adviser.
Joined Addleshaw Goddard in 2011.
Languages
None.
Memberships
Licensing Executive Society.
Education
University of Oxford – Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice
Nottingham Law School – PgDL (Distinction) and LPC (Distinction)
University of Cambridge – MA Hons Medical Sciences (Class I)
Leisure
Skiing, cycling, travel
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)Addleshaw Goddard
‘s IP team stands out for its expertise in commercial matters, working closely with an impressive roster of clients in the retail and consumer sectors to advise on brand purchases, IP protection matters, and licensing agreements. Under the leadership of the highly recommended Georgina Powling, the Leeds practice is well regarded for its ability to advise on the IP aspects of major corporate transactions, and the team also regularly assists clients with their IP and brand portfolio expansions. A growing volume of contentious work is also handled with the support of key contact Alice Chaplin.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Intellectual property Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Public sector > Local government
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Planning